Partisan Policy Making In Western Europe

Author : Sebastian Hartmann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783658081973

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Partisan Policy-Making in Western Europe by Sebastian Hartmann Pdf

Sebastian Hartmann aims at answering the question whether socioeconomic policies implemented by governments are generally rather similar or whether their content actually varies with the ideological background of governments. In addition, he wants to find out whether government characteristics such as coalition or minority situations impact the degree of partisan policy-making. The author employs a new dataset of social and economic policies collected for several Western European countries. By conducting a wide range of empirical analyses and by using an innovative approach for analysing the policy output, he shows that ideology indeed matters. However, the degree of its influence is contingent upon structural characteristics of governments.

Author : Emiliano Grossman,Isabelle Guinaudeau
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192662941

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Do Elections (Still) Matter? by Emiliano Grossman,Isabelle Guinaudeau Pdf

Are election campaigns relevant to policymaking, as they should in a democracy? This book sheds new light on this central democratic concern based on an ambitious study of democratic mandates through the lens of agenda-setting in five West European countries since the 1980s. The authors develop and test a new model bridging studies of party competition, pledge fulfillment, and policymaking. The core argument is that electoral priorities are a major factor shaping policy agendas, but mandates should not be mistaken as partisan. Parties are like 'snakes in tunnels': they have distinctive priorities, but they need to respond to emerging problems and their competitors' priorities, resulting in considerable cross-partisan overlap. The 'tunnel of attention' remains constraining in the policymaking arena, especially when opposition parties have resources to press governing parties to act on the campaign priorities. This key aspect of mandate responsiveness has been neglected so far, because in traditional models of mandate representation, party platforms are conceived as a set of distinctive priorities, whose agenda-setting impact ultimately depends on the institutional capacity of the parties in office. Rather differently, this book suggests that counter-majoritarian institutions and windows for opposition parties generate key incentives to stick to the mandate. It shows that these findings hold across five very different democracies: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK. The results contribute to a renewal of mandate theories of representation and lead to question the idea underlying much of the comparative politics literature that majoritarian systems are more responsive than consensual ones.

Author : William Wallace,William E. Paterson
Publisher : Farnborough, Hants. : Saxon House
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015005132926

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Foreign Policy Making in Western Europe by William Wallace,William E. Paterson Pdf

Author : Philippe C. Schmitter,Alexandre H. Trechsel,Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287155704

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Avenir de la Démocratie en Europe by Philippe C. Schmitter,Alexandre H. Trechsel,Council of Europe Pdf

This publication examines a number of challenges and opportunities for democracy and democratic institutions throughout Europe, and makes 28 recommendations for reforms intended to improve government efficiency, transparency and accountability. Topics discussed include the impact of forces such as globalisation, European integration, migration and technological change; as well as issues such as citizenship (political discontent, cultural identity and protest), representation (political parties and civil society) and decision-making.

Author : Georg Wenzelburger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190920500

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The Partisan Politics of Law and Order by Georg Wenzelburger Pdf

Whereas some Western democracies have turned toward substantially tougher law and order policies, others have not. How can we account for this discrepancy? In The Partisan Politics of Law and Order, Georg Wenzelburger argues that partisan politics have shaped the development of law and order policies in Western countries over the past twenty-five years. Wenzelburger establishes an integrated framework based on issue competition, institutional context, and policy feedback as the driving factors shaping penal policy. Using a large-scale quantitative analysis of twenty Western industrialized countries covering the period from 1995 to 2012, supplemented by case studies in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Sweden, Wenzelburger presents robust empirical evidence for the central role of political parties in law-and-order policy-making. By demonstrating how the configuration of party systems and institutional context affect law and order policies, this book addresses an understudied but key dynamic in penal legislation. The argument and evidence presented here will be of interest to political scientists, sociologists, criminologists, and criminal justice scholars.

Author : Torbjörn Bergman,Hanna Back,Johan Hellström
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192638984

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Coalition Governance in Western Europe by Torbjörn Bergman,Hanna Back,Johan Hellström Pdf

Coalition government is the most frequent form of government in Western Europe, but we have relatively little systematic knowledge about how that form of government has developed in recent decades. This book studies such governments, covering the full life-cycle of coalitions from the formation of party alliances before elections to coalition formation after elections (or in the sitting parliament), portfolio distribution among the coalition parties, governing and policy-making when parties work together in office, and the stages that eventually lead to government termination. A particular emphasis is on the study of how coalitions govern together even when they have different agendas. Do individual ministers decide, or the Prime minister or is the outcome a result of a process of coalition compromise? The volume covers 16 West European countries and introduces the case of Croatia, focusing mainly on governments formed during the past two decades. Comparative Politics is a series for researchers, teachers, and students of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu. The series is edited by Susan Scarrow, Chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Houston, and Jonathan Slapin, Professor of Political Institutions and European Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich.

Author : Oddbjørn Knutsen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319521237

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Social Structure, Value Orientations and Party Choice in Western Europe by Oddbjørn Knutsen Pdf

This book analyses the impact of socio-structural variables, such as social class, religion, urban/rural residence, age and gender, on influencing an individual’s voting preferences. There have been major changes in recent decades both to social structure and how social structure determines people’s voting behaviour. There has also been a shift in value orientations, for example from religious to secular values and from more authoritarian to libertarian values. The author addresses the questions: How do social structure and value orientations influence party choice in advanced industrial democracies?; To what extent is the impact of social structure on party choice transmitted via value orientations?; To what extent is the impact of value orientations on party choice causal effects when controlled for the prior structural variables? The book will be of use to advanced students and scholars in the fields of comparative politics, electoral politics and political sociology.

Author : David Rueda
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199216352

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Social Democracy Inside Out by David Rueda Pdf

A controversial new analysis of the relationship between social democratic governments and labor. The book will make a major contribution to the comparative political economy of industrialized democracies.

Author : Arthur B. Gunlicks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429715068

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Campaign And Party Finance In North America And Western Europe by Arthur B. Gunlicks Pdf

This book provides information about how policies and practices regarding public financing abroad, focusing on North America and several Western European countries, can help Americans develop their own ideas about reform possibilities.

Author : Emil J. Kirchner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1988-11-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521323949

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Liberal Parties in Western Europe by Emil J. Kirchner Pdf

This book is a comparative study of liberal parties in Western Europe, examining the role and development of liberal parties within individual countries; their internal party structure and organization; electoral audience; coalitions and government participation; party programmes and strategies; and international and cross-national links.

Author : Stephanie C. Hofmann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107029095

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European Security in NATO's Shadow by Stephanie C. Hofmann Pdf

This book asks why European countries tried to build a security institution outside of NATO, emphasising the influence of political party ideologies.

Author : Hanspeter Kriesi,Edgar Grande,Martin Dolezal,Marc Helbling,Dominic Höglinger,Swen Hutter,Bruno Wüest
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139561051

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Political Conflict in Western Europe by Hanspeter Kriesi,Edgar Grande,Martin Dolezal,Marc Helbling,Dominic Höglinger,Swen Hutter,Bruno Wüest Pdf

What are the consequences of globalization for the structure of political conflicts in Western Europe? How are political conflicts organized and articulated in the twenty-first century? And how does the transformation of territorial boundaries affect the scope and content of political conflicts? This book sets out to answer these questions by analyzing the results of a study of national and European electoral campaigns, protest events and public debates in six West European countries. While the mobilization of the losers in the processes of globalization by new right populist parties is seen to be the driving force of the restructuring of West European politics, the book goes beyond party politics. It attempts to show how the cleavage coalitions that are shaping up under the impact of globalization extend to state actors, interest groups and social movement organizations, and how the new conflicts are framed by the various actors involved.

Author : Dr Lubomír Kopecek,Dr Vít Hloušek
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781409499770

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Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties by Dr Lubomír Kopecek,Dr Vít Hloušek Pdf

Two decades have passed since the transition to democracy began in Eastern Europe. Today, West and East-Central European countries share a common political space - the European Union. This has created a fascinating opportunity for analysis of the similarities and differences between these countries. Here, Vít Hloušek and Lubomír Kopecek critically apply the party-families approach to political parties in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. With chapters devoted to social democrats, greens, the far right and left amongst many others, this book charts the parties' origins, ideologies, and international ties alongside their Western European counterparts. By examining the political relevance of different party families, Hloušek and Kopecek are able to assess the validity of this typology in the analysis of the transformation of political parties in this region. Detailed analysis coupled with an innovative application of the party families approach, makes this essential reading for students of party politics.

Author : Peter Mair
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839767890

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Ruling the Void by Peter Mair Pdf

A classic account of democracy's crisis of legitimacy The age of party democracy has passed, argues Peter Mair in Ruling the Void. The major parties have become so disconnected from society that they no longer seem capable of sustaining democracy in its present form. First published in 2013, Ruling the Void presciently observed that the widening gap between citizens and their political leaders posed a crisis of legitimacy for the governing class, and was fuelling populist mobilizations against it. Europe’s political elites had remodelled themselves as a homogeneous professional class, withdrawing into state institutions that offer relative stability in a world of fickle voters. Meanwhile, non-democratic agencies and practices proliferated – not least among them the European Union itself. Mair weighs the impact of these changes, and offers an authoritative assessment of the prospects for popular political representation today, not only in the varied democracies of Britain and the EU but throughout the developed world. With a new Introduction by Chris Bickerton, author of The European Union: A Citizen’s Guide.

Author : Oddbjørn Knutsen
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739110950

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Class Voting in Western Europe by Oddbjørn Knutsen Pdf

Class Voting in Western Europe provides a rare, systematic, longitudinal, and cross-national study of social class and party choice in eight Western European, democratic countries: Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, (West) Germany, Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands. This highly accessible and engaging work is based on data from the Eurobarometer surveys, conducted from 1975-1997. Class Voting in Western Europe outlines the theories of changes in class voting and provides and empirical analysis of class voting. This study differentiates between traditional class voting, total class voting, and overall left-right voting. Knutsen's thorough study will provide a new, straightforward understanding of social class and party choice to anyone interested in the complex relationship between modern society and politics.